Comparison

Things 3 vs Randominder | Routine Hacker

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Things 3

This app helps you organize your life by planning your day, managing projects, and tracking progress toward your goals. It offers a clean interface to manage tasks, projects, and life areas, making it easy to focus on what matters.

Highlights
  • To-Do management
  • Project organization
  • Area categorization
  • Daily planning
  • Reminders and repeaters
  • Calendar integration
  • Share extension
Features
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Get things done! The award-winning Things app helps you plan your day, manage your projects, and make real progress toward your goals. Best of all, it’s easy to use. Within the hour, you’ll have everything off your mind and neatly organized—from routine tasks to your biggest life goals—and you can start focusing on what matters today. “Things offers the best combination of design and functionality of any app we tested, with nearly all the features of other power user applications and a delightful interface that never gets in the way of your work.” —Wirecutter, The New York Times KEY FEATURES • Your To-Dos Your basic building block is the almighty To-Do—each a small step toward a great accomplishment. You can add notes, tag it, schedule it, and break it down into smaller steps. • Your Projects Create a Project for any big goal, then add the to-dos to reach it. Use headings to structure your list as you outline your plan. There’s also a place to jot down your notes, and a deadline to keep you on schedule. • Your Areas Create an Area for each sphere of your life, such as Work, Family, Finance, and so on. This keeps everything neatly organized, and helps you see the big picture as you set your plans in motion. • Your Plan Everything on your schedule is neatly laid out in the Today and Upcoming lists, which show your to-dos and calendar events. Each morning, see what you planned for Today and decide what you want to do. The rest is down to you :) MORE THINGS TO LOVE As you dive deeper, you’ll find Things packed with helpful features. Here are just a few: • Reminders — set a time and Things will remind you. • Repeaters — automatically repeat to-dos on a schedule you set. • This Evening — a special place for your evening plans. • Calendar integration — see your events and to-dos together. • Tags — categorize your to-dos and quickly filter lists. • Quick Find — instantly find to-dos or switch between lists. • Magic Plus — drag the + button to insert to-dos anywhere in a list. • Share extension — create to-dos with content from other apps. • Widgets — see lists on your home/lock screens. • Mail to Things — forward an email to Things; now it’s a to-do. • Markdown — structure & style your notes. • And much more! MADE FOR IPHONE Things is tailored to the iPhone with deep system integrations as well. A great example is the Share extension, which allows you to create to-dos with content from other apps, such as a link to a website you want to get back to. You can also enjoy a beautiful dark mode at sunset, connect your calendars, add a variety of widgets, create to-dos via Siri, import from Reminders—Things can do it all! There’s even Shortcuts integration if you want to automate your workflows. MADE FOR APPLE WATCH Things comes with a great app for Apple Watch. Just raise your wrist to glance at your Today list, mark to-dos complete as you go, and dictate new ones on the fly—all synced instantly with your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. AWARD-WINNING DESIGN Made in Stuttgart, with two Apple Design Awards to its name, Things is a fine example of German engineering: designed not only to look fantastic, but to be perfectly functional as well. Every detail is thoughtfully considered, then polished to perfection. “It’s like the unicorn of productivity tools: deep enough for serious work, surprisingly easy to use, and gorgeous enough to enjoy staring at.” —Apple GET THINGS TODAY Whatever it is you want to accomplish in life, Things can help you get there. Install the app today and see what you can do! • Things is also available for Mac, iPad, and Apple Vision Pro (sold separately). • Sync is provided for free via our Things Cloud service. • A free trial is available for Mac: www.things.app If you have any questions, please get in touch. We provide professional support and will be glad to help you!

About

Randominder | Routine Hacker

This app helps you break habits and add variety to your day with customizable, random reminders. Set specific times, filter days, and even link reminders to actions like sending emails or making calls. It offers a unique way to stay mindful and organized.

Highlights
  • Customizable reminder scheduling
  • Randomized reminder selection
  • Link reminders to actions (emails, calls, shortcuts)
  • Filter specific days and set sleep schedules
  • Affirmations and future memos
  • Allow/Block mode for reminders
Features
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Looking to shake up your routine and break bad habits? Say goodbye to predictable reminders and hello to Randominder! Randominder allows you to customize your reminders like never before. Add as many time slots as you like, and your reminders will arrive at random times inside them. Repeat them on the weekdays that fit your schedule, on set days each month, or every few days. Whether you want to remind yourself to quit smoking, start journaling or take a much-needed break, Randominder has got you covered. But that's not all. You can even set up daily reminders with affirmations or surprise yourself with a memo next month. And the best part? You can connect reminders to Actions, like composing emails or texts, making phone calls, or even triggering shortcuts. It's like having a personal assistant in your pocket! With Randominder, you can also schedule a list of reminders for more variety. And when it's time for a notification, its contents will be randomly selected from your group. Plus, setup is a breeze. Simply choose your available time slots and Randominder takes care of the rest. Need a break? Pause any reminder and resume it when you're ready, or turn on vacation mode to pause them all at once. So why settle for boring reminders when you can have Randominder? Download now and start living your best, most mindful life. And don't forget to follow @randominder_app on X for updates. Thanks for stopping by!

Screenshots

Things 34 screens
Randominder | Routine Hacker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Things 3 at 4.8 against Randominder | Routine Hacker's 4.4. Things 3 also leads on ratings volume (28K vs 13) and review sentiment (76% vs 57%). Randominder | Routine Hacker's advantage is price ($3.99 vs $9.99). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Things 3 costs $9.99 and Randominder | Routine Hacker $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Things 3 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Things 3 has 28K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Things 3's written reviews are positive against 57% of Randominder | Routine Hacker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Things 3 ships an update fortnightly, Randominder | Routine Hacker weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Things 3 versus Randominder | Routine Hacker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThings 3Randominder | Routine Hacker
Price$9.99$3.99 — better
Rating4.8 (28K ratings) — better4.4 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews76.5% of reviews — better57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings28K — better13
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#3 — better#179
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCultured Code GmbH & Co. KGDana Sami

Customer experience

Things 3

All ratings27,942 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral1.7%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews1,888 reviews
Positive76.5%
Neutral8.4%
Negative15.1%

Randominder | Routine Hacker

All ratings13 ratings
Positive76.9%
Neutral15.4%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%

Bugs and requests

Things 3

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Sync issues between devices
  • Occasional crashes or freezes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to collapse headings and projects
  • Location-based reminders
  • Two-way calendar sync
  • Shared task lists
  • Customizable alert sounds

Randominder | Routine Hacker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Things 3

No in-app purchases

None

Randominder | Routine Hacker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Things 3 free?
Things 3 costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Randominder | Routine Hacker free?
Randominder | Routine Hacker costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Things 3 or Randominder | Routine Hacker?
Things 3 is rated higher. Things 3 averages 4.8 out of 5 from 28K ratings, while Randominder | Routine Hacker averages 4.4 from 13 ratings.
Do Things 3 or Randominder | Routine Hacker have ads?
Neither Things 3 nor Randominder | Routine Hacker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Things 3 or Randominder | Routine Hacker?
Things 3 ships an update fortnightly, and Randominder | Routine Hacker weekly. Most recently, Things 3 was updated on October 16, 2026 and Randominder | Routine Hacker on October 11, 2026.
Which is more popular, Things 3 or Randominder | Routine Hacker?
Things 3 currently peaks at #3 in the App Store charts, and Randominder | Routine Hacker at #179. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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